SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Residents at the end of Stockholm Road on Saratoga Lake woke up to an unusual scene early Sunday morning.

When Al McCauley heard his dog, Patton, barking loudly at about 7 a.m., he went out to investigate and found a man stuck up to his chest in a small, mucky creek that feeds into the lake.

The man was so mired in the mud that he couldn't get out.

"The fire department came and pulled him out with a harness," McCauley said. "The funny part is that he was wearing a blazer and dress shoes. He looked like he just came from the track. He looked about 63 years old."

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McCauley hosed the man off and a neighbor gave him a pair of women's shorts and flip-flops to wear.

"He was covered with mud and he stunk," McCauley said.

McCauley said he has no idea why the man was at the remote location or how he got there.

City police said the man was not injured. No crimes were committed so the man's identity was not released.

Police said the man was transported to Broadway so that he could catch a bus back home to Albany.